Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts
Inducted: 2013
Member of Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Inducted 2014)
Running back: 2001-08
CFL All-Star: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Divisional All-Star: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
CFL Most Outstanding Special Teams Player: 2001
Frank M. Gibson Trophy (Most Outstanding Rookie, East Division): 2001
Eddie James Memorial Trophy (West Division leading rusher): 2003, 2004, 2005
Terry Evanshen Trophy (Most Outstanding Player, East Division): 2006
Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Player: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Special Teams Player: 2001
Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Rookie: 2001
They called Charles Roberts ‘Blink’ – as in Blink and you might miss him – and the diminutive Sacramento State product made an immediate impact upon his arrival. Roberts split time at the tailback position in his first year with Eric Blount and Troy Mills, but still led the team with 620 yards while pulling in 27 passes for another 288 yards. But he also made his mark as a rookie that year on special teams and was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.
By the time he was traded, just after Labour Day in 2008 to B.C. for Joe Smith, Roberts had become the Bombers all-time leading rusher at 9,987 yards after leading the club in rushing for seven straight seasons.
